News: digital

BBC's Mallender heads to HC Audio

HarperCollins has hired BBC’s Radio 1 editor Rachel Mallender to head up its audio book arm. Read more

Kudos partners with ReadCube on SCN pilot

Research communications platform Kudos is to run a pilot programme aimed at helping find ways to tackle the issue of copyright infringement on scholarly collaboration... Read more

Jack Black and Samira Wiley to narrate Minecraft audiobook

Penguin Random House is recording two editions of its Minecraft novel's audiobook - one narrated by actor Jack Black and the other by actress Samira Wiley - to reflect... Read more

Publons and Springer Nature's SharedIt on ALPSP Innovations shortlist

Publons and Springer Nature’s content-sharing initiative SharedIt are both on the shortlist for The Association of Learned & Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP) Awards for Innovation in Publishing 2017.... Read more

Totally Entwined launches e-store and self-publishing platform

Bonnier Publishing UK's Totally Entwined Group has launched a romance e-store and self-publishing platform called First For Romance. Read more

Delay to EU progress on e-book VAT

There has been a delay to progress on the planned measure to allow VAT on e-books to be reduced, after the members of the EU's... Read more

Lovereading goes into administration

Book recommendation site Lovereading has gone into administration a month after seeking a new buyer. Read more

IPR License launches online 'Buy Rights' button

Rights and licensing trading platform IPR License has launched a new service which allows sellers to place “Buy Rights” buttons next to books featured online.... Read more

Amazon Academy comes to Scotland

Amazon is putting on an event for self-published authors in Edinburgh today in partnership with the Alliance for Independent Authors. Read more

Canongate unveils website redesign, minus book prices

Canongate has launched its new website, promising a "uniquely Canongate" experience. Read more

Amazon's Prime Reading comes to the UK

Amazon has launched Prime Reading in the UK for the first time. Read more

PA calls for political parties to abolish tax on e-books

The Publishers Association is calling for all political parties to commit to abolishing "unjust" tax on e-books, which it has branded "a tax on learning".... Read more

EC considers new law to tackle unfair online trading practices

The European Commission is considering a new law to deal with unfair trading practices after deciding further action is necessary to promote fairness and responsibility... Read more